chauvin. >> former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, charged with murder in the death of georgeyd. >> say his name! >> reporter: after more than three weeks. >> derek chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do. >> reporter: and 45 witnesses. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: america has finally heard the verdict. >> the jury, i understand you have a verdict. >> reporter: dateline will take you inside a highly unusual case where one after the other, citizens, stepped forward to hold a police officer accountable. >> that's [ bleep ]. >> he's not breathing right now, bro, you think that's cool? >> reporter: strangers who stopped to help and bear witness. >> i identified myself right away, because i noticed that he needed medical attention. >> reporter: men and women in blue who crossed the line to testify. >> it is not part of our training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. >> reporter: and a family that never gave up on their quest for justice. le >> we would not allow derek chauvin to be the judge, the prosecutor and the execution. >> reporter: this tria

chauvin? >> yes. eldridge. >> and played a video. >> and at some point you just step back a little bit out of the frame. fast-forward a little bit and during that time you are watching. >> so moving forward 821, 30. >> what do you want? >> i can't breathe. >> get up and get in the car. get up and get in the car. >> i can't move. >> it up and get in the car. >> you can't win. >> my stomach hurts. my neck hurts. >> please. >>. >> your knee is on his neck. >> i cannot breathe. >> you were resisting arrest. eldridge: somebody in the clip says your knee is on the neck. >> and before that about statements you cannot when and get in the car. again earlier we are trying to help with him what we trying to describe at that point? >> i was saying he can't win because once the police get the cuffs on you you can't win. so i'm trying to tell him just cooperate and get up and get in a car. go with them. you can win. eldridge: he said i can't? >> yes ma'am. eldridge: did you understand him to be talking to you? >> y

chauvin, a 19—year veteran of the force, pleaded not guilty., the former officer was praised for valour — but was also the subject of more than a dozen complaints. murder in the third - degree is reinstated... 0pening statements gave a preview of what to expect from both sides. the prosecutor urged jurors to believe their eyes. he told them what was caught on camera was murder, plain and simple. this case is about mr derek chauvin, and not about any of those men and women, and it's not about all policing at all. and this case is not about split—second decision—making. in nine minutes and 29 seconds, there are a79 seconds, not a split second among them. as the defence laid out its case, the lawyer for the former police officer argued those minutes did not tell the full story. derek chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19—year career. the use of force is not attractive — but it is a necessary component for policing. a regular at the cup foods store, mr floyd had been living in minneapolis for several years aft

chauvin. we will spend quite a bit more time on this during the trial, but i just want to try to set the stage for what you're going to see. so, with that i'm going to show you the video evidence. the video evidence i think will be very helpful and meaningful to you, because you can see it for yourself without lawyer talk or anything, you can see it for yourself. he's on the ground. >> please, please i can't breathe. please, man. [background sounds] i can't breathe, man i can't breathe. i can't breathe, please. let him get in the car, man. >> i can't breathe. >> [inaudible] >> my stomach hurts. my neck hurts. everything hurts. please. please. i can't breathe. look at his nose. [inaudible] he's not even resisting arrest, man. he's not doing nothing. how long are you going to hold him down? put him in the car. [inaudible] i trained at the academy. that's b.s., bro. you can get him off the ground, bro. he's not doing nothing. he's enjoying that. you could put him in the car by now. he's not resis

chauvin acts? things that happened it was set in motion before mr. chauvin ever arrived. drug ingestion, right? the bad heart, the diseased heart, the hypertension. all of these things existed before mr. chauvin arrived. the struggle, what role did the struggle play? we know based on a per incident that mr. floyd's heart was beating 219 over 160 in a situation where he was confronted by police and had ingested drugs. he didn't die that day. all of this, ladies and gentlemen of the jury , all of this, when you take into consideration the presumption of innocence, the presumption of innocence and proof beyond a reasonable doubt, i would submit to you that it is nonsense to suggest that none of these other factors had any role. that is not reasonable. and when you as members of the jury conclude your analysis of the evidence, when you review the entirety of the evidence, when you review the law as written and you conclude all within this, all within a thorough, honest analysis, the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. therefore, mr. chauvin should be

kellie chauvin, mrs.eath that uniform. >> being in the courtroom when i look at everybody else, they see a case and a cause. i just see my brother. >> remember when you said daddy changed the world? >> mm-hmm. for all the black daddies in the world. >>> when you go to george floyd square, you see america. it looks like the intersection of any urban neighborhood in america. it looks like a place where dreams don't live long. but now it looks more like a shrine. >> tonight, the eyes of the nation on minneapolis as the trial for derek chauvin, the officer accused of killing george floyd, is set to begin. >> at the start of the trial, you're seeing a downtown minneapolis that looks nothing like it usually would. there are tall, barricaded fences surrounding the courthouse. there are national guard troops stationed all over. >> so, that morning, the floyd family was there as well. and they held a moment outside of the hennepin county government center, taking that knee for over eight minutes. i mean, when you

chauvin? >> yes.re two others you described on top of him, and a fourth standing at the back of the truck? >> yes ma'am. >> if it is ok with you, i would like to play a little bit of this video. are you ready? [video clip] >> this part of the video does not have audio. do it show you in the screen? >> yes ma'am. >> at some point you step out of frame. >> yes ma'am. >> we are going to fast-forward a little bit. you are watching what is going on, you are just not in fra, right? >> yes ma'am. >> roofing forward to 8:21:30. let's play a little bit of this year. -- this here. you come back into frame. >> let him breathe. >> do you see yourself back on the screen? >> yes ma'am. >> go ahead. [indiscernible] >> relax. >> i can't breathe. >> what do you want? >> i can't breathe. please. >> get up and get in the car. >> i will. i can't move. mama. >> [indiscernible] you can't win. you can't n, man. you didn't lten. >> [indiscernible] my stomach hurts. everything hurts. i need some water or something, please. i

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chauvin within two months.hen asked what sentence they want to see for the police officer they simply responded adjustable. >> count one, unintentional murder committing a felony find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: derek chauvin showed no reaction. >> second degree murder, third degree murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd. chauvin was then led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. >>oyd' famil andws.nt . >>t's b a lg jone day,e are able bathe again. >> reporter: prosecutor jerry blackwell. >> now, no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he mo that his life mattered. >> reporter: thousands of people were here in downtown minneapolis, cheering when that guilty verdict was read. some of the people that we spoke with say that now they hope a better conversation can come about how to better improve the relationship between law enforcement and the community. >> guilty! >> this is a start. definitely, i just thank god and minnesota fo

the conviction of derek chauvin is just a step. it's a step forward that has to be appreciated, and it should be also a call on us, a recognition that the entire system of policing is rotten to the core. and so we have to be willing enough, be courageous enough to engage in the ongoing work to transform the system of public safety, to invest deeply in community-driven solutions, and, yes, defund the police, who continue to steal the lives of our people, most recently with the murder of 15-year-old ma'khia bryant in columbus, ohio. we have to do work in george floyd's name. >> so that's the work you want from the people. let's hear from the politicians. control room, let's play vice president kamala harris on her comments about confronting racial injustice. >> here's the truth about racial injustice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. >> and what do you want to hear from the white house?

chauvin about whether or not chauvin wanted the judge to instruct the jury, which he will do presumablymonday, before they deliberate, that he has an absolute right not to testify. the first thing was whether or not you want to testify. the second thing was whether you want me to tell the jury that you have a right not to testify. why does that matter? that's a complicated calculus for a defendant. on one hand, by instructing the jury that a defendant does not have to testify, the judge is reminding the jury that the defendant didn't testify. of course, they shouldn't infer anything from that. that's something else the judge will tell them. don't infer anything from it. what happens, jeff, when i tell you, don't think at all about what a beautiful day it is outside. what do you start doing? you start thinking about what a beautiful day it is outside. in this case, judge cahill asked former officer chauvin, i can either give this instruction to the jury, telling them you don't have to testify, or not. it's your call. you pick. in this case, chauvin said he wanted the jury to be instructe

he has the bill and officer chauvin at the time confirms the services provided. officer kueng indicated that was our guy . that all obviously been present to levels of hearsay from the store manager through then officer kueng. they then continue in discussion about the car keys . officer kueng talks about getting the security camera videos. then there's a short discussion about the vehicle. in addition to the obvious here's a problem, it is also irrelevant problem. though totality of circumstances is judged from the view of a reasonable police officer at the time of the force . this is all subsequent investigation that course could have been done before trying to force mister floyd into the backseat but it now loses its relevance because it doesn't have any bearing on what the officers knew or believed at the time the force was used so it is all relevant whether mister floyd actually knowingly passed a bill is simply irrelevant to the officer's use of force. that is why we objectto the remainder of that video . the fourth video your honor is 2045. we put in throu

chauvin said, i'm going to let the judge decide. as it turns out, having seen the verdict, that decision is probably one he probably made. >> the jury wasted no time in rendering a verdict. that's how much time we've talked about chauvin may be likely to be sentenced to. how much will beserve? >> minnesota has two-thirds. you get one third off for good time. if he gets the maximum sentence of 40 years. two-thirds of that comes out to a little over 26 years. if you do the math, he's a 45-year-old man. if he ends up serve 26 years, he'll be in prison until he's 71. if he gets less than that, take it off the top. >>> in the moments after the derek chauvin verdict, a huge crowd of demonstrators raising their fists in george floyd square in minneapolis, a poignant moment for a city that has faced a lot of trauma in the aftermath of george floyd's death. joining me now is former minnesota state senator jeff haden. jeff, thank you so much for being with us. george floyd was killed in your disstrichlkt you live nine blocks from where this h

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the defense insisting chauvin's use of force was warranted.use. >> in cities across the country, police are preparing for what comes after the verdict. the army approving 250 national guards men in washington, d.c. that is on top of the 2,000 national guard forces on stand by in minneapolis. let's bring in criminal defense attorney and former assistant prosecutor linda along with cnn legal analyst and former homicide

this is an example of the cell chauvin is in. its got nothing more than a bench and a mattress pad, a toilet and a sink. camera is monitoring his movements and correctional officer is checking on him every half hour. he's facing 40.5 years behind bars. these are the officers responded to the call with chauvin. all three have been charged with aiding and abetting him on the day floyd died. attorney general mayor garland will investigate. this push comes as top republicans say there may be room to compromise in the senate after the george floyd's policing act had justice in the house. sara sidner. you have more on what chauvin is facing tonight as well as the next legal steps from here? >> reporter: derek chauvin is being held in confinement 23 hours a day. the other hour is for him to exercise. everyone in the system maximum security prison in the state, they know his story and for his safety, keeping him separate from the general population. he's 45 years old, he's again going to be about an hour from here, 45 minutes from here i

that floyd was not just in chauvin's custody. he was in chauvin's care. and chauvin failed to render aid. the other thing that occurred on his cross-examination was this idea of this fugazi, you know, cause being the exhaust or the excess-carbon monoxide, which, simply, was disingenuous. you know, there was no evidence, whatsoever, that there was excess-carbon monoxide in the area or in floyd's body. and so, the idea that an expert, who was supposed to be the smartest man in the room and to be able to back up his testimony with data but he had none was, frankly, embarrassing for the defense. but like jill said, you know, the defense had to put on a case and try to refute the causation. and try to refute the idea that the use of force was excessive. >> yeah. >> but it really was an epic fail. >> i think i heard you say that dr. fowler had no credibility, partly, because he had covered up for an officer in the past? can you clarify that? what did he do? >> the -- the -- the -- really, all i know is that there were allegations that there was another police-b

more of our coverage of the verdict in the derek chauvin trial. a jury just a few hours ago found the former minneapolis police officer guilty of all three charges against him in the murder of george floyd. now a sentencing is scheduled for eight weeks from now. cnn spoke with george floyd's brother shortly after the guilty verdicts were read. philonise floyd calls the verdicts historic for people of color and deeply personal for his family. remember, while we see george floyd in this global context, he was a brother. he was a son. he was a father. let's hear now what philonise told our sara sidner. >> it's a bit of relief, actually. pace back and forth before i even went into the courtroom. i have faith. i believe in god. so i was optimistic, and i kept saying we will get justice, we will get it. and just sitting in there, just listening to those words, "guilty." and "guilty" and "guilty on all counts." that was a moment that i'll never be able to relive. i will always have it inside of me. it's just being able to know that it's justice for afric

chauvin ever arrived, the drug ingestion, right?he bad heart, the diseased heart, the hypertension. all of these things existed before mr. chauvin arrived. the struggle, what role did the struggle play? we know based on a prior incident that mr. floyd's heart was beating at 219/160 in a situation where he was confronted by police and had ingested drugs. he didn't die that day. all of this, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, all of this when you take into consideration the presumption of innocence, the presumption of innocence and proof beyond a reasonable doubt. i would submit to you that it is nonsense to suggest that none of these other factors have any -- any role? that is not reasonable, and when you as members of the jury conclude your analysis of the evidence, when you reviewed the entirety of the evidence, when you review the law as written and you conclude it all within this -- all within a thorough honest analysis, the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and, therefore, mr. chauvin should be found n

chauvin. things that happened that were set in motion before mr. chauvin ever arrived. all right? the bad heart. the diseased heart. the hypertension. all of these things existed before mr. chauvin arrived. the struggle. what role did the struggle play. we know based on a prior incident that mr. floyd's heart was beating 219 over 160. a situation where he was confronted by police and had ingested drugs. he didn't die that day. all of this, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, all of this, when you take into consideration the presumption of innocence, the presumption of innocence and proof beyond a reasonable doubt, i would submit to you that it's nonsense to suggest that none of these other factors had any role. that is not reasonable. when you as members of the jury conclude your analysis of the evidence, when you review the entirety of the evidence, when you review the law as written and you conclude it all within this -- all within a thorough, honest analysis, the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. therefore, mr. chauvin should be found not gu

in the chauvin camp, deputies removed a chair for the chauvin camp, saying we'll put it back if someone actually shows up. court will be back tomorrow morning with a brand new witness. >> stay with us. i also want to bring in bacari sellers, who himself is a lawyer along with natalie jackson. also with us cheryl dorsey, a retired lapd sergeant, author of the book "black and blue." the chief testified bluntly that chauvin's actions were in no way, shape or form, his words, part of our policy or training and certainly not part of what he described as our ethics or values. how powerful do you believe that testimony was? >> what we saw today was the policy and procedures being reviewed. we also heard from the police talking about causation. i would say today really was an outline of the case for murder two in this case. >> sergeant dorsey, what do you think? >> thi think it's going to be vy difficult to argue against a sergeant, a lieutenant and their chief. none of what we saw was taught. the defense is going to ultimately speak to what was in chauvin's mind. understand, it's very difficul

he believes that his, officer chauvin believes that his, officer chauvin believes that his, officer chauvinthey tell him to relax. all right. oh, my god- — they tell him to relax. all right. oh, my god. i _ they tell him to relax. all right. oh, my god. i can't— they tell him to relax. all right. oh, my god. i can't breathe. i they tell him to relax. all right. i oh, my god. i can't breathe. officer chauvin is never _ oh, my god. i can't breathe. officer chauvin is never swearing _ oh, my god. i can't breathe. officer chauvin is never swearing at i oh, my god. i can't breathe. officer chauvin is never swearing at him, i chauvin is never swearing at him, never calling him names. all of this stuff that we have already talked about, i don't need to go through this again, all of this stuff we have talked about throughout the entirety of this circumstance does not reflect an intent to purposefully, intentionally commit an unlawful use of force. all of the evidence shows that mr chauvin thought that he was following his training, he was in fact, his training, he was in fact, his training, he was

he ends up calling derek chauvin. then officer derek chauvin picks up the phone and says oh, i was just about to call you. then chauvin goes on to try for the first time we're hearing this again to explain what happened from his perspective. we have never heard this audio before. the world has not heard it. the jury has not heard it. the attorneys of course have looked at it. but this is new to us. i will try to quote for you what he said. he said we just had to hold a guy down. he went crazy. he, uh, wouldn't go back in the back of the squad. then it cuts off. so we're listening to this sergeant who was called and alerted by the 911 dispatcher, what he then did. he learned that things have gone terribly wrong with this subject. they're calling it throughout. that subject, by the way, is george floyd. we all know what happened to him. do you -- would you like me to explain what happened earlier today? there was really emotional testimony at the start of the trial today. >> it was very emotional. very powerful. yes, up

and george floyd's family and their relief, with chauvin's conviction. and their hope that this begins a new chapter of work, of unity. president biden and vice president harris just a short time ago. >>> also tonight, news on vaccine available across this country. and authorities hoping to get the word out. hoping to reach communities underserved, saying there is vaccine ready and there's also news tonight on the johnson & johnson one-shot vaccine. european regulators now saying the benefits outweigh the risks. >>> the deadly grocery store shooting today outside new york city. 200 customers in the store at the time. the urgent manhunt and the late development tonight. >>> remembering a former vice president. what he did for the office and the history he made when he chose a runnin mate when he ran for president. >>> and images from across the nation. the peaceful gathering tonight, and the question now, how do we move forward? this west coast edition begins now. >>> good evening as we come on the air in the west tonight. president biden and vice preside

chauvin. >> so he described a flurry of technicalities. the judge is listening to a debate over one such technicality. the jury is not in the room for this. let's see if we can listen in. >> to testify but that statement is directly at odds with the evidence in the record. >> mr. nelson, any response? >> read the quote. >> mr. chauvin thought he was following his training. >> what was the context i said that in? >> well, it was in your use of force discussion and you were talking about reasonable officer following his training and you indicated that mr. chauvin thought he was following his training. >> i don't recall saying it, your honor. i mean -- >> even if you did, it was drowned out by a reasonable officer. i think it's a reasonable inference to draw from the evidence that exists. even a statement to mr. macmillian saying he was following the training. it is reasonable to argue from the evidence. and to respond to that specific cli if i say there's no evidence would be commenting on his r

the chauvin trial is over. officer derek chauvin was convicted yesterday on all count.al went on for more than a month and the testimony was complex and technical. at the center of the case there was one piece of relevant evidence. it was a videotape of george floyd's death in the street of minneapolis. if you have not seen the tape recently, it's every bit as shocking as the day it was shot. you can see that george floyd knows on some level he will die and he does die. it's crushing. millions of american saw it and were horrified. many decided that officer chauvin must have committed an act of criminal brutality. it's not surprising that the jury yesterday concluded the same thing want the images in that tape seem to tell the whole story. it is possible that even if no one outside of the courtroom in minneapolis had ever seen that tape just the jury it is possible derek chauvin would still be convicted. the tape is that powerful. we don't know that. we can only speculate about it. that's not what happened. the george floyd video went around the world. it it became the

chauvin's ego was not his amigo. when they yelled get off of him, chauvin's ego said i'm not going anywhere. that's what played a role in his actions. >> neil: when you look at this, mark and the information you have, the defense tried to show prior instances of floyd where he was arrested, out of it, heavily intoxicated or on drugs, to show a pattern of behavior that was problematic and would test his medical condition. do you think that registered in any way? >> no. it was effective. when you're a defense lawyer, you have to do everything you can an enlarged heart, narrow arteries, his drug use. all of that is relevant. good job defense for bringing that up. that said, the jury said i think -- again, we're investigating for the verdict. i think they said okay, those might have been factors but all we have to find is that the actions of chauvin were a substantial cause. that, i think, is what they decided. >> neil: maxine's waters on this prompted the judge prompted the judge to say that they might reverse or mitiga

deliberations now under way in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. the prosecution and defense and their closing arguments today. the prosecutors telling jurors, you can believe your eyes. and what the defense asked the jury to think about in addition to those 9 minutes, 29 seconds, seen by the nation and the world. alex perez tonight from minneapolis. >>> the other news this monday night, more than half of all adults now receiving at least one dose of vaccine. %-pe of the johnson & johnson vaccine. the cdc director saying they are looking into a very small number of cases that could be related, though still unconfirmed. and dr. fauci on whether there's any chance the u.s. could stop using that one-shot vaccine. >>> news late today on capitol police officer brian sicknick, the medi following t cap >>> the facility sdeyho childr hundreds of girls who had crossed the southern border into the u.s. alarming details about why the biden administration abruptly closed the facility. >>> the abc news exclusive. pierre thomas, one-on-one tonight with u.s. atto

he fired derek chauvin. he has been critical, and he is one of several police witnesses that the prosecution has called. you remember that testimony on friday from lieutenant zimmerman. he gave very damaging testimony to the to the defense. his testimony came after derek chauvin's supervisor said he went to far. the defense said he did exactly has he was trained to do and the prosecution trying to poke a hole in that defense. >> we're looking live now at what is happening here. at this time it is a pre-trial motion. we understand it is the admissibility of derek chauvin's body cam footage. he is certainly the highest profile witness to testify so far. as you heard gabe explain they said chauvin was following his training, but they will dispute that. talk about the cross-examination. how do they refute someone that may have a significant amount of credibility given his rote at the minneapolis police department. >> you will see him examine everyone that is there and i don't think it is effective. he will go mo

i am joshua johnson with a special report on the derek chauvin murder trial. welcome to "the week." >>> tomorrow we expect the prosecution to call its 36th witness. this week the state focused on two points, chauvin's use of force and george floyd's medical distress. let's begin with the use of force. multiple law enforcement officials took the stand to testify against derek chauvin and it included his former boss, the minneapolis police chief. >> is it your belief, then, this particular form of restraint -- if that's what we can call it, it violates the department policy? >> it violates the policy. once mr. floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in distress and trying to verbalize that, that should have stopped. >> chief arradondo was not the only one to verbize this. >> is this an mpd trained neck restraint? >> no, sir. >> has it every been? >> not to my -- that restraint, no, sir. >> say the subject was under control and hand cuffed, would this be authorized? >> i would say no. >> use of force according to policy has to be consistent with ou

chauvin said no thanks. i'll have the judge decide those factors. >> what do you think the judge is likely to come up even with the aggravating factors? >> i got to tell you, john, in my experience, any time i do murder charges the judge goes to the top. now this is a state system. this is different. the argument is he took a man's life, 40 years is the appropriate factor. >> very interesting. thanks for helping us understand. >>> joining us now cnn legal analyst joey jackson and paul callen. this case, joey, there's something different about it, many things that are different about it and even the 9-year-old who was a witness to what happened knows that the video is the biggest thing, how key was that? >> brianna this is a compelling moment in history. good morning to you. the bottom line here is you have a video capturing exactly what happened here, it was very difficult i think to watch the video for everyone waking up a year ago looking at this -- almost a year ago, how inhumane is this? is this even rea

cacique.your auténtico awaits. ♪ >>> what will the chauvin verdict mean? former prosecutor and cohost of "the view" sunny hostin and abc news contributor l.z. granderson. we started discussing the important points of today's verdict, but it became quite personal. guys, we've talked about this off camera, we could talk about this all night. you're both parents raising black sons. i'm a father who raised three black daughters. did this verdict hit home with you in a personal way? how did it hit you in a personal way? >> i can say that it's something that i think about often when it comes to the safety of my son. my son is 18 years old. he's going to start college in the fall. he's about 6'1", very muscular. and while i see a brilliant, wonderful, loving child, i know that other people see a threat. and i worry about his safety all the time. but today, i felt just a bit of relief that perhaps people will see his humanity the way that they should see the humanity of all people. and i feel a bit hopeful, a bit hopeful, that perhaps this is a movement and not ju

of force by officer chauvin. this afternoon we heard from the special agency who investigated chauvin's actions and as the person who handled much of the evidence in the case, james reyerson confirmed exactly how long officers stayed on george floyd and how long chauvin's knee was on george floyd's desk. and weland to an expert witness hiredly the prosecution. he testified that the amount of force devin chauvin used against floyd was, in his pin his opinion, was excessive, but also said some of the his actions were reasonable as omar jimenez records. >> sergeant, just a reminder, you are stilled under oath. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: today's testimony, more cops taking the stand. >> in your opinion, does the defendant's used force need to be reasonable during the entire tame tao time pared? >> sergeant jody steiger, who defend that the force derek chauvin used was -- >> he was not attempting to assault the officers, kick, punch or anything of that nature. >> reporter: but chauvin's attorney during cross-examinatio

officer chauvin confirms that mr. floyd is under arrest. >> man. >> you're under arrest right now for forgery. >> officer chauvin made a decision not to use higher levels of force when he would have been authorized to do that. including punches. kicking. elbows. right? all of these tools were available to officer chauvin. that is not an intent to purposefully use unlawful force. they called for ems. within one minute of putting him on the ground. they step it up within another minute and a half. act to speak means he can breathe and they say it repeatedly, remember? they tell him to relax. >> oh, my god. i can't breathe. >> officer chauvin is never swearing at him. he's not calling him names. all of this stuff that we've already talked about, and i don't need to go through this again, all of this stuff that we've talked about, throughout the entirety of not reflect an intent intentionally, commit an unlawful use of force. all of the evidence shows that mr. chauvin thought he was following his training, he was in fact

bakari, derek chauvin is facing sentencing in about eight weeks or so. what does the judge take into consideration here especially since the sentence for each of these three charges is served concurrently, not necessarily back to back. >> well, first, thank you, wolf, for bringing that point up. i think a lot of americans will learn the different in sentencing between concurrently and consecutively. there are a lot of people hoping and wishing that there is a sentence that they believe matches the crime which is an extension you have long sentence where people spend the rest of their lives in prison. that's not going to happen in this case. in fact, this judge will be governed by the sentencing guidelines, the citizen guidelines take into account what people have done prior to their arrest. their criminal history which is hugely important, the nature of the crime, the facts and circumstances, et cetera, and so i think when you look at the guidelines. the judge can go above the guidelines or below the guidelines but i do think that most of the individuals

>>> right now on "america this morning," the jury deliberates in the trial of derek chauvin. the officer charged in the death of george floyd. a closer look at the jurors deciding the case and just how rare a conviction would be. >>> plus, the controversy surrounding congresswoman maxine waters and her appeal to protesters. >> we've got to get more confrontational. >> the judge in the chauvin trial lashing out. how waters is responding. >>> america on edge. an emergency is declared in minnesota ahead of a possible verdict in the chauvin trial. how cities from coast to coast are stepping up security and the national guard's role. >>> breaking overnight, tributes pouring in for former vice president walter mondale. we look back at the man who changed politics by choosing a woman as his running mate. >>> hanging up his helmet, the nfl's comeback player of the year who inspired millions after nearly dying from a gruesome injury walks away from football. the moment he says he made that decision. >>> and in hot water. why some doctors are now warning millions of people to not drink

¿quÉ le espera a derek chauvin? aproximadamente unas ocho semanas. la sentencia podrÍa ser bastante dura. el mÁximo es de 40 aÑos de prisiÓn, el mÍnimo es de 10. quizÁs el resultado final sea en algÚn lugar en el medio de esas dos. patricia: vamos a tener que esperar para conocer la sentencia a dicha ——a chauvin. gracias por este reporte . en las calles de varias ciudades habÍa expectativa y tensiÓn contra el veredicto contra chao bien. cuando se anunciÓ el fallo de culpabilidad, la emociÓn se hizo sentir comenzando por activistas y una buena parte de la poblaciÓn. reportero: es el momento mismo en que la familia de george floyd escuchÓ el veredicto de culpabilidad en contra del expolicÍa que le quitÓ la vida a su ser querido. desde mineÁpolis, otros familiares de george floyd junto a lÍderes de la comunidad, decÍan que finalmente, hoy podrÁn respirar otra vez. " me siento aliviado porque tengo la oportunidad de poder dormir un poco", dijo uno de los hermanos de george floyd. afirmaban estar agradecidos de que la ab

chauvin snee, mr. floyd, over time, or any of the changes significant from placing pressure on the hypopharynx? >> yes. >> let's look at exhibit 947. we offer exhibit 947 taken from exhibit 15. >> received. >> tell us what we see here in exhibit 947. >> the orientation of officer chauvin, is button his erect here but what you're seeing is the toe of his boot is no longer touching the ground. this means all of his body weight is being directed down at mr. floyd neck because in many calculations i excluded the effect of his leg and shoot because some of it was touching the ground but here you can see none of it touching the ground so we are taking half his body weight plus the weight of his gear and all of that directly down on mr. floyd neck. >> going to show you exhibit 943, did you assist in this exhibit? >> yes, i did. >> would help you to explain? >> yes. >> we offer exhibit 943. >> 943 is received. >> we are the screen. thank you. what we see here in exhibit 943? >> half of his body weight plus hal

he would talk about that derek chauvin went too far. i actually spoke with the chief last summer and asked him very directly about what he thought about derek chauvin. take a listen to this exchange. if you could look and be in the same room with derek chauvin, what would you say to him? >> i would not be in the same room with him. i refuse to mention his name. >> reporter: he did not mince words there. i should point out, as you know, it's extremely rare for a police chief to testify against a former officer. we both covered the case down in south carolina in north charleston with walter scott and michael slater. the police chief testified in that trial, but it was for the defense. many observers are wondering what will happen potentially later today as the chief takes the witness stand. he said he didn't want to be in the same room as derek chauvin. he will be this time. >> gabe gutierrez, we wait for the highly anticipated testimony from the chief. let me bring back mary, former chief public defender where all of this is happening. p

chauvin's response? >> we can try. they're pretty -- they're all pretty hostile. >> ploeger testified it wasn't until after they arrived at the hospital that he learned chauvin placed his knee on george floyd's neck. >> do you have an opinion as to when the restrapt of mr. floyd should have ended in this encounter? >> yes. >> what is it? >> when mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers. they could have ended their restraint. >> reporter: the two medics who responded to the scene described in detail the life-saving measures they tried on floyd. paramedic derek smith checked floyd's pulse and pupils while chauvin still had his knee on floyd. he testified floyd did not appear to be breathing or moving. >> did not detect a pulse. in lay terms, i thought he was dead. >> reporter: even then, paramedics had to ask chauvin to remove his knee. >> reporter: seth bravinder testified that when they stopped a few blocks away, floyd's heart was stopped. they never regained a pulse. they also heard from cour

this is the chief who fired chauvin after the arrest and death of george floyd, calling chauvin's action murder. today explaining why he's taking on an officer he knows well. >> if you believe this particular form of restraint if that's what we call it violates the department's policy. >> absolutely agreed it violates our department's policy. certainly once mr. floyd indices stress a >> the chief criticized chauvin failed to care for floyd once he is non-responsive. >> failing to ender aid to mr. floyd. >> the defendant violated our policy in terms of rendering aid. >> so that testimony came as we also heard from the emergency room, the doctor today who tried to save floyd's life, he told police floyd died from cardiac arrest due to lack of oxygen. sarah sidner is joining us live. >> reporter: we heard from the senior member from the police department, lieutenant zimmerman, he did not think what chauvin did was the right thing to do and certainly against the policy. now we heard from the head of the police department going after one of his own. >> reporter: the prosecution of derek chauv

but as the prosecution pointed out, chauvin was trying to win. for its part, the defense rested its closing argument telling the jury that they didn't actually see what was clear on all of those videos. that while police officers can make mistakes, the blame for george floyd's death, at least for the defense, rests with george floyd himself. >> you have to be convinced that the defendant's actions caused the death of mr. floyd. actions that happened before mr. floyd was arrested, that had nothing to do with officer chauvin's activities, are not the natural consequences of the defendant's actions. the drug ingestion, the bad heart, the diseased heart, the hypertension. all of these things existed before mr. chauvin arrived. >> in its rebuttal, the prosecution made this final statement to the jury. >> you were told, for example, that mr. floyd died, that mr. floyd died because his heart was too big. you heard that testimony. and now having seen all the evidence, having heard all the evidence, you know the truth. and the truth of the matter is that